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Lawmakers press DOE on canceled grants and alleged political criteria; DOE defends review process
Summary
Democrats pressed DOE’s acting undersecretary about the department’s October cancellations and court filings that said a primary reason for some terminations was whether the grantee was in a Democratic state; DOE said its continuous review focuses on national security and project feasibility and declined to discuss individual awards in the hearing.
At the hearing, multiple members raised contested assertions about the Department of Energy’s review and termination of previously awarded grants and loans.
Representative Frank Pallone, the full committee ranking member, cited a December court filing and said the filing stated "the primary reason for the selection of which DOE grant termination decisions were included in the October notice tranche was whether the grantee was located in a blue state." He urged DOE to…
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